{"id":9719,"date":"2024-02-14T00:08:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T18:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/14\/nepotism-or-strategy-trump-endorses-whatley-lara-trump-for-gop-leadership-roles\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T00:08:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T18:38:43","slug":"nepotism-or-strategy-trump-endorses-whatley-lara-trump-for-gop-leadership-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/14\/nepotism-or-strategy-trump-endorses-whatley-lara-trump-for-gop-leadership-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepotism or Strategy? Trump Endorses Whatley, Lara Trump for GOP Leadership Roles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_82\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Former President Donald Trump announced Monday night his preferred choice to lead the Republican National Committee, aiming to replace current Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. Trump endorsed Michael Whatley, the RNC\u2019s general counsel and a supporter of his claims of voter fraud, as his top pick, along with his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, for the committee\u2019s co-chair, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/12\/us\/politics\/lara-trump-rnc.html\">according <\/a>to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe RNC MUST be a good partner in the presidential election. It must do the work we expect from the national Party and do it flawlessly,\u201d Trump stated. He emphasized the importance of ensuring \u201cfair and transparent elections\u201d nationwide and boosting voter turnout. Trump praised Lara Trump\u2019s communication skills and commitment to the MAGA agenda, stating that she expressed a desire to accept the challenge and would excel in the role.<\/p>\n<p>Leah Wright Rigueur, a political historian at Johns Hopkins University, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/trump-nepotism\/\">criticized <\/a>Trump\u2019s move to promote his daughter-in-law to a leadership position. She described it as a form of nepotism aimed at enforcing an agenda that aligns closely with Trump\u2019s own beliefs. Rigueur highlighted the risk of consolidating power within family circles to advance personal interests.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, Rigueur noted, have an unrealistic belief that they can control Trump\u2019s influence within the party. She emphasized that Trump\u2019s influence remains significant, shaping the party\u2019s direction and strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a historian specializing in authoritarianism and fascism at NYU, characterized Trump\u2019s actions as a classic autocratic move. She highlighted the trend of prioritizing personal interests over party principles, transforming politics into a vehicle for personal gain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/americanfaith.com\/nepotism-or-strategy-trump-endorses-whatley-lara-trump-for-gop-leadership-roles\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump announced Monday night his preferred choice to lead the Republican National Committee, aiming to replace current Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. Trump endorsed Michael Whatley, the RNC\u2019s general counsel and a supporter of his claims of voter fraud, as his top pick, along with his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, for the committee\u2019s co-chair, according [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[]},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9719"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}